Dviprishtha, Dvipṛṣṭha: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Dvipṛṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Dviprstha or Dviprishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Dvipṛṣṭha (द्विपृष्ठ) is the name of the second Vāsudeva (“violent heroes”) according to both Śvetāmbara and Digambara sources. Since they enjoy half the power of a Cakravartin (universal monarch) they are also known as Ardhacakrins. Jain legends describe nine such Vāsudevas usually appearing together with their “gentler” twins known as the Baladevas. The legends of these twin-heroes usually involve their antagonistic counterpart known as the Prativāsudevas (anti-heroes).
The parents of as Dvipṛṣṭha are known as king Brahma and queen Umā whose stories are related in texts such as the Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacarita (“the lives of the sixty-three illustrious persons”), a twelfth-century Śvetāmbara work by Hemacandra.
The nine Vāsudevas (such as Dvipṛṣṭha) are also known as Nārāyaṇas or Viṣṇus and are further described in various Jain sources, such as the Bhagavatīsūtra and Jambūdvīpaprajñapti in Śvetāmbara, or the Tiloyapaṇṇatti and Ādipurāṇa in the Digambara tradition. The appearance of a Vāsudeva is described as follows: their body is of a dark-blue complexion, they wear a yellow robe made of silk, and they bear the śrīvatsa on their chest.
Dvipṛṣṭha (द्विपृष्ठ), the son of Padmā and Brahmanandana, is one of the nine black Vāsudevas, according to chapter 1.6 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly: “[...] There will be nine black Vāsudevas, enjoyers of three parts of the earth, with half so much power as the Cakrins. [...] In Dvāravatī, Dvipṛṣṭha, seventy bows tall, living for seventy-two lacs of years while Vāsupūjya is wandering on earth, son of Padmā and Brahmanandana, will necessarily go to the sixth hell”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Dvipṛṣṭha (द्विपृष्ठ):—[=dvi-pṛṣṭha] [from dvi] m. (with Jainas) the 2nd black Vāsudeva.
Dvipṛṣṭha (द्विपृष्ठ):—[dvi-pṛṣṭha] (ṣṭhaḥ) 1. m. Vasudeva.
Dvipṛṣṭha (द्विपृष्ठ):—(dvi + pṛṣṭha) m. Nomen proprium des 2ten schwarzen Vāsudeva bei den Jaina [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 695.]
Dvipṛṣṭha (द्विपृष्ठ):—m. Nomen proprium des 2ten Vāsudeva bei den Jaina.
Dvipṛṣṭha (द्विपृष्ठ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Duviṭṭha, Duvaṭṭhu.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Prishtha, Dvi.
Full-text: Duvittha, Duvatthu, Brahmanandana, Uma, Brahma, Vasudeva, Hayana, Padma.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 17: The battle with Tāraka < [Chapter II - Vāsupūjyacaritra]
Part 24: Death of Dvipṛṣṭha < [Chapter II - Vāsupūjyacaritra]
Part 14: Birth of Dvipṛṣṭha < [Chapter II - Vāsupūjyacaritra]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 3 - On patriarchs < [Chapter 5]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
10.3. Beliefs (in ancient India) < [Chapter 7 - Social Conditions]
4. Route of Rama’s Journey in Exile (and back to Ayodhya) < [Chapter 10 - Geographical Places, Peoples and Tribes]